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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • amy_01koma@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Amy koma" <amykoma003@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 00:46:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM AMY KOMA


FROM AMY KOMA.
PLEASE READ WITH CARE
EMAIL;(amy_01koma@yahoo.fr)
DEAREST ONE,

WITH DUE REXPERT AND HUMBLELITY WRITING YOU. AND I KNOW THAT MY MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS ASURPRICE.I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU.THIS HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATORY NOR WILL I IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU TO GO AGAINST YOUR WEEL. YOUR PROFILE THAT I SAW IN INTERNET PUSHED ME TO SEND YOU THIS MAIL,


I AM AMY KOMA,22 YEARS OLD AND ONLY DUAGHTER OF MY MARENTS MR AND MRS KOMA,

MY FATHER WAS AMONG THE REBELS THAT WAS FIGHTING AGAINST THE THE GOVERMENT HERE IN MY COUNTRY, AND IT IS UNFOTUNATELY THAT HE WAS KILL DORING THE WAR WAS HERE IN 2002,


BEFORE HIS DEATH ON 2002, HE TOLD ME ABOUT A BOX HE CONCEALED THE SUM OF SIX MILLION, FIVE HUNRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US D$6.5)HE DEPOSITED IN ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY'S HERE IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST WEST AFRICA,

WHICH HE DISGUISED AND DECLARED THE BOX TO CONTAIN FAMILY VALUBLES INSTEAD OF MONEY, THE BY THIS WAY THE COMPANY DOSE NOT KNOW THE TRUE CONTENT OF THE BOX.THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENT WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION CARRIES MY LATE FATHER'S NAME AS THE DEPOSITOR, WHILE I'M THE NEXT OF KIN ON THE SAME DOCUMENT.

DEAR I AM IN A SINCERLY DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS.YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY RRGARDED.


NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK THESE FEW QUESTIONS=

1.CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP MA AS YOUR DOUGHTER?
2.CAN I COMPLETELY TRUSTYOU?
3.WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER THE MONEY IS IN YOUR ACCOUNT?

PLEASE,CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN RICH ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX(amy_01koma@yahoo.fr) FOR SECURITY REASONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH,

MY BEST REGARDS,

AMY KOMA






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